Kern Community Foundation is committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and security of personal information entrusted to us by those who visit our website.

Like all organizations with an online presence, Kern Community Foundation receives standard tracking data: information from your browser, including your IP address and the page you visited, is recorded in our website server logs. This data is analyzed to determine how to best provide information to visitors to our website. No personal information is collected during the tracking process.

Information that you provide us by filling out online forms is located on a secure server. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Once you provide us with information, that data remains confidential. We will not share any information you provide with any individual or organization.

We do not collect or maintain information from those we know are younger than age 13, and no part of our website is designed to attract anyone under 13.

Links from this website

Kern Community Foundation may provide links to the websites of other organizations and resources. Unless we expressly state otherwise, we make no representations whatsoever concerning the content of those sites. A link to a website from the Kern Community Foundation is not an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship or affiliation with respect to such site, its owners or providers. When leaving our website, we recommend you check the privacy policy of the site you are visiting before providing personal information.

Use of Kern Community Foundation identity and content

Any use of “Kern Community Foundation,” its logo, or text or graphic materials contained in this website in any manner to express or imply endorsement, sponsorship, affiliation or association of the user with or by Kern Community Foundation, is strictly prohibited.

Without prior written consent of Kern Community Foundation, you may not create a link to this website that incorporates or relies upon, in whole or in part, any content from any page on this website, or that incorporates any copyrighted or otherwise intellectual property of the community foundation.

Disclaimers of warranties and liability

Because of the number of possible sources of information available through this website, and the inherent hazards and uncertainties of electronic distribution, there may be delays, omissions and inaccuracies in such information. Kern Community Foundation cannot and does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, currentness, noninfringement or fitness for a particular purpose of the information available through this website, nor do we guarantee that this website will be error-free and continuously available.

Online giving

Kern Community Foundation works with Network for Good to process online donations. Network for Good uses industry-leading Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to keep your personal information as secure as possible. Network for Good helps to protect your information by working with partners that provide a secure and safe environment for credit card donations.

At a minimum, the information you provide when giving online is used to complete your donation. With your permission, Network for Good can also provide your name and contact information to Kern Community Foundation. If you do not wish to share your name and contact information with us or you choose to make your donation anonymously, Network for Good will not share your name or contact information. In either case, you will receive a thank you confirmation from Network for Good that can be used as a record of your contribution.

If you choose to allow Network for Good to share your information with us, that data remains confidential. We will not share any information you provide with any individual or organization.

More information about the privacy and security of giving to the Foundation through Network for Good can be found on its website (http://support.networkforgood.org/Default.asp?c=11).

Changes to this policy

The community foundation may amend this privacy policy from time to time. Such changes will be publicly posted on this page.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us.